Czech Republic – Prague (En)
Praga, the Capital of the Czech Republic, is crossed by the Vltava River. Nicknamed “the city of a hundred Spires”, it is known for its Old Town Square, the heart of its historic centre, with colourful baroque buildings, Gothic churches and the medieval Astronomical Clock. Prague represents everything a lover of culture and history could want. Also note the pedestrian Charles Bridge, completed in 1402, is lined with statues of Catholic saints.
Where to stay
We stayed at a motorhome park in the city (50.106741, 14.442734 lat, long). The parking lot is monitored, with electricity, emptying and water filling included. It doesn’t have bathrooms and showers. All for only 10 euros a day! The car park is located in the city, about a 45-minute walk from the Old Town Square, but you can also take tram 27 to Charles Bridge. We stayed three days, we highly recommend staying here to visit this incredible city, it has a green area for dogs and outside the entrance there are ping pong tables to play.
What to see
There is so much to see in Prague that I don’t know where to start, we decided to walk with Asha and on our way we passed some imposing buildings, as well as the Church of Saint Antonina, from 1908-1914, which we saw inside. We crossed one of the bridges that cross the Vltava River with incredible views and arrived at the Old Town Square.
Old Town Square and Clock Tower. We arrive at the square and your mouth is open, there you find great monuments such as the Old Town Hall, the church of Our Lady of Tyn, the Kinsky Palace and the Stone Bell house. The square is one of the oldest (from the 12th century) and when we arrived there was a Chinese celebration, with demonstrations making the dragon, etc. We didn’t find out that they were celebrating. There are also many stalls selling food and souvenirs. Finally, note the Astronomical Clock from the 15th century located in the Town Hall Clock Tower.
Then we saw the Church of Saint Nicholas of baroque architecture, which has a dome with a diameter of 20 meters and an interior height of 49 meters. It is the highest in the capital. You can visit inside, where you can admire frescoes and its 17th-century organ. We went through some museums like Madame Tussauds in Prague and went to have some drinks in a square.
After resting we went to the Charles Bridge, one of the oldest in the capital, it was built by Charles IV (hence its name) and although it was started in 1357 it was not finished until 1402. On the sides of the bridge there are 30 magnificent sculptures of saints. At the entrance to the bridge, you find different beautiful bars and cafes, a church where they hold concerts and we saw inside, and the statue of Charles IV. And the most impressive, the Powder Tower, one of the most relevant monuments of late Gothic, the tower is 65 meters high and has 186 steps, and you can go up to its viewpoint to admire the views.
We crossed the bridge and went to Prague Castle built in the 11th century, a citadel that includes in its enclosure the Cathedral of Saint Vitus which took six centuries to complete, the old royal palace, gardens and picturesque streets such as the Alley of Gold. To get there you climb a steep pedestrian slope where you meet street musicians and the best views of Prague. In the citadel, we took another break with a drink.
Thus ended our visit to the Czech Republic and we returned to Germany, to the city of Dresden known as the Jewel Box, for its baroque and rococo urban centre, which can be seen in the next post!
